THE SAMI FLAG – “SAMI ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN”
The Sami flag is the flag of all Sami, no matter what country they live in. The Sami flag represents the Sami people and Sápmi, and it carries the Sami.
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THE SAMI LANGUAGES – AND 200 WORDS FOR SNOW AND ICE.
The Sami language is Uralic, usually referred to as Finno-Ugric. That means its related to Finnish, Estonian a few indigenous languages in western Siberia, and Hungarian. However recently in Hungary.
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THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAMI AND THE REINDEER
The legend says that there is an old agreement between the Sami people and the reindeer. This agreement mas made when the Sami people started taming the reindeer, and not.
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Lapponia – one of the first written documents about Sami people
Lapponia is the oldest document about Sami spirituality. It was written by Johannes Schefferus in 1673. The Chancellor Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie wanted to present a document about the.
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Sieidi – a holy rock
Sieidi is a holy rock or an other type of peculiar formation in nature that is found throughout Sápmi. Holy formations all over the world have in common that they.
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Gohppu/Guksi – Sami wooden cup
This is an example of the traditional Sami wooden cup and knife handicrafted by Jørn Are Keskitalo. The cups name is guksi or kuksa, kosa or gohppu. Or even other.
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Legacy of Johan Kaaven
Written by guestblogger Ove Kåven, Elin´s brother. On my mobile phone, I have a video of the first time a spirit managed to give me some sort of message. It was.
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Red and white Christmas
Christmas as the celebration of the birth of Jesus is set to the 25th. But there are theories claiming he was born in the summer, therefore also conclusions have been.
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Happy solstice and new year!
Last night the two of us celebrated the new year. We lit a fire, did some drumming, joiking and put intentions for the new year to come. The solstice is.
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Sami people – How can we contribute?
Many times I have experienced that on interviews – and otherwise talking to people, the main focus are all the tragic parts of the Sami history. They want me to.
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